Allison T. Smith
MLA for Cumberland West
In office
1953–1963
Preceded byThomas A. Giles
Succeeded byD. L. George Henley
Personal details
Born
Allison Thompson Smith

(1902-06-20)June 20, 1902
Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedFebruary 8, 1970(1970-02-08) (aged 67)
Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyNova Scotia Liberal Party
OccupationFuneral director

Allison Thompson Smith (June 20, 1902 – February 8, 1970) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Cumberland West in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1953 to 1963. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party.[1]

Born in 1902 at Parrsboro, Nova Scotia, Smith was a funeral director.[2] He was president of S.W. Smith & Son from 1935.[2] He married Mildred Wilson.[2] Smith entered provincial politics in the 1953 election, defeating Progressive Conservative incumbent Thomas Augustine Giles in Cumberland West.[3] He was re-elected in the 1956[4] and 1960 elections.[5] Smith was defeated by Progressive Conservative D. L. George Henley when he ran for re-election in 1963.[6] Smith died at Truro, Nova Scotia, on February 8, 1970.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Electoral History for Cumberland South" (PDF). Nova Scotia Legislative Library. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d Elliott, Shirley B. (1984). The Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia, 1758–1983 : a biographical directory. Public Archives of Nova Scotia. p. 200. ISBN 0-88871-050-X. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
  3. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1953" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1953. p. 23. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1956" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1956. p. 24. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1960" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1960. p. 28. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
  6. ^ "Returns of General Election for the House of Assembly 1963" (PDF). Elections Nova Scotia. 1963. p. 27. Retrieved April 27, 2015.


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